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  IceBob

  in How old are you? March 2008

  None of the above - just a bonus point of Good Karma for my birthday. I run on Shadowrun.
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  IceBob

  in In Memoriam to 'a Father of Role-Playing' March 2008

  Stephen Colbert did a short, tongue-in-cheek memorial to Gary Gygax at the end of his show last night.
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  IceBob

  in How old are you? March 2008

  And today I can put yet another year behind me.
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  IceBob

  in In Memoriam to 'a Father of Role-Playing' March 2008

  "Penny Arcade's tribute to the father of RPGs":http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/04
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  IceBob

  in GM-Only NPC Tags? March 2008

  I also would love to see the PCs in a given campaign listed on the same page as the NPCs but under a different heading (the way the GM sees NPCs vs GM-only NPCs) - and have a common pool of tags.
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  IceBob

  in Character blogs March 2008

  All the posts on my campaign are written by the players from their characters' points of view - as GM I just cut them up and wrap them around eachother for continuity and cohesion - but I still make sure to mark who wrote what. "Like so.":http://ww…
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  IceBob

  in Problems with ratings - official thread February 2008

  bq. You could rate specifics of the games, like : Plot 1-5 NPCs 1-5
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  IceBob

  in GM-Only NPC Tags? February 2008

  I've tagged the heck out of my NPCs, and I use it to help the players keep track of which NPCs belong to which groups.
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  IceBob

  in Problems with ratings - official thread February 2008

  bq. But there are times on here where the person who is giving you an “honest evaluation” of a single click on a star is not giving you an evaluation, feedback, or anything else – even when you later contact them for that specific reason. So, one mu…
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  IceBob

  in Problems with ratings - official thread February 2008

  The only reason I don't want the ratings dumped is that I look for highly-rated games to raid for ideas. Having the top 5 decided by favorites would enable me to continue that practice, but limit me somewhat to those games that have already attract…
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  IceBob

  in Requests for new game systems February 2008

  Can we separate Shadowrun into 3rd and 4th editions?
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  IceBob

  in Anyone else have it really slow at the moment? February 2008

  Had that until about 5 minutes ago.
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  IceBob

  in Problems with ratings - official thread February 2008

  I've been trying to think of a decent solution to this conundrum, but none leapt immediately to mind. I like the idea of ratings 'expiring' after so long, or at least having notification sent to the rater when the rated campaign/character/item chang…
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  IceBob

  in New game system February 2008

  Well, the major difference between books and miniature games is that a gamer only pays once for each book, while they'll often buy copy after copy of the same miniature (all but the most rare and expensive ones). More profit for their effort.
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  IceBob

  in How old are you? February 2008

  bq. Imagine my surprise when I found out that some grognards used to draw chits! When I was in Basic Training, we weren't allowed dice, but about half a dozen of us got together in the barracks at night after lights out and played some D&D by…
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  IceBob

  in Gratuitous compliment thread February 2008

  There's apparently no motivation quite like a little public scrutiny. My players have added some new material.
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  IceBob

  in Improved Maps February 2008

  I'm not sure about other people, but I rarely make my maps perfectly square. All I'm asking is that when I upload an image for a map, it not be stretched to fit a square. Is that something on your end, or on the googlemaps style interface used for…
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  IceBob

  in Comment Feature February 2008

  I really like having the comment counter on the main page. Thanks.
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  IceBob

  in Gratuitous compliment thread February 2008

  Thank you all! We try hard, and we have a lot still waiting to be posted (darned lazy players...).
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  IceBob

  in Why do you love RPGs? February 2008

  I enjoy role-playing games because it is the common activity that joins my "band":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_society together. The chance to tell a story and have one told to you in return within a common framework (the rules) is very satisf…
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  IceBob

  in Review of Obsidian Portal February 2008

  With that clarification, I retract my prior criticism. Additionally, you have good taste in films.
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  IceBob

  in Review of Obsidian Portal February 2008

  Agreed. By saying you never give out a five, you've essentially shortened your scale to a range of one to four. That having been said, the ratings of 3 and 4 you gave Obsidian portal are very positive (given a 1-4 scale).
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  IceBob

  in Make Party/Campaign's NPC list visible when adventure logging January 2008

  This is the reason that I just tell my players not to bother linking NPC's, and I just go through it later and add in links. This feature would make my life considerably easier.
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  IceBob

  in How old are you? January 2008

  I'm 23 very long years old, if the gray hairs are any indication.
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  IceBob

  in Hello all January 2008

  Welcome!
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  IceBob

  in DnD 4th edition January 2008

  bq. Unless your a Paladin, you use Charisma as a dump stat. There are a few skills that cover social interaction, but who’s takes Bluff to con people and not just to Feint in combat? For a handy list of people that don't, you should check out "my…
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  IceBob

  in A character building exercise January 2008

  If any of you have ever played Shadowrun (arguably my favorite game), the Shadowrun Companion has a list of 20 questions for player characters that they suggest answering _before_ writing down a single stat. I found that to be very useful when maki…
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  IceBob

  in Is it just me... January 2008

  I rate my own campaign, not for the content I add, but for the actions and content created by my players. As the GM, I tell less than half the story - all I do is create a world that the player characters must react to. Their reactions are the rea…
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  IceBob

  in What Voting Criteria do you use? January 2008

  I tend to rate things for their organization, full use of the site, and much more importantly their creativeness and whether I'd want to play in the game or not. One good thing about the new rating system is that you can see who gave you the nega…
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  IceBob

  in DnD 4th edition January 2008

  I'm not a big fan of the upcoming 4e, in part because I rather like some of the idiosyncrasies of 3.X "Streamlining" the skills section is one of my bigger gripes. While I agree that the game really doesn't need separate balance, tumble, and jum…